stewing

Example Sentences

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There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

But Auriemma suggested that he’d been stewing since before the opening tipoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

We subsidize highways to the tune of $32 billion a year, only to sit on them stewing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Here they were only one month into a new school year in a new town, and Cara was already stirring the pot, stewing up trouble.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements